Robert Christison (Pastoralist)

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Christison (8 January 1837 25 October 1915) was a pastoralist in Australia. Christison was born in Foulden, Berwickshire, Scotland, sixth son of Alexander Christison, Church of Scotland minister, and his first wife Helen, née Cameron. His uncle was Sir Robert Christison. Christison was educated at the local school and then migrated to Victoria in 1852 along with his brother, Tom. Initially Christinson worked in Werribee, Victoria for the Chirnside bothers. He was a fine horseman and an amateur jockey. Christinson thought of joining the Burke and Wills expedition but instead explored the interior with an aboriginal boy as far as southern Queensland. He shipped horses and himself to Bowen in northern Queensland. From there he travelled inland for an area discovered by William Landsborough which was regarded as goos sheep country. Christinson grazed sheep there and, later, cattle. In 1870 he drove 7000 sheep over 1,500 miles (2,400 km) to Victoria.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786131159435
• ISBN-10: 6131159432
• Artikelnr.: 29965752